Lieberkühn Reflectors

Introduction

Olympus has a well-deserved reputation for innovation in macrophotography, but has here adopted an invention from the 1700s, the speculum of Dr N. Lieberkühn, which used a flame as its light source. The speculum, now called a reflector, is designed to reflect a parallel beam of light and focus it onto the subject. The Olympus version is made of aluminium with a semi-matte finish.